NATURE OF THE CASE: APPROX 125 DRUMS OF WASTE WERE DEPOSITED IN AN ABANDONED CLAY QUARRY NEAR NO. EAST MD., THE QUARRY IS NOW LOCATED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. INVESTIGATIONS REVEAL THAT THE MOST LIKELY DATE FOR THE DRUM DISPOSAL WAS 8/69. SINCE THE DISPOSAL, THE DRUMS HAVE BEGUN TO DETERIORATE. THERE ARE 2 SMALL PONDS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE QUARRY PIT WHICH DRAIN INTO A SMALL STREAM ADJACENT TO THE SITE. THE STEAM RUNS THROUGH A LARGE TRAILER PARK AND EMPTIES INTO STONEY CREEK. EPA TESTS REVEAL THAT ORGANIC CHEMICALS ARE ENTERING THESE SURFACE WATERS FROM THE TWO SMALL PONDS. WATER, SOIL & AIR SAMPLING SHOW THE PRESENCE OF BOTH HAL- OGENATED AND NON-HALOGENATED ORGANIC SOLVENTS, AS WELL AS LOW LEVELS OF PESTICIDES, WHICH CORRELATE WITH MATERIALS FOUND IN THE DRUMS. STATE & FED PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE SITE POSES A HUMAN HEALTH RISK. EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTION, INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF A FILTER FENCE AND REMOVAL OF SEVERAL DRUMS, TOOK PLACE FROM JUNE THROUGH AUGUST 1982. APPROX $44,000 CERCLA EMERGENCY MONIES WERE SPENT AT THE SITE, & $75,250 OF OTHER FEDERAL MONIES WERE SPENT THERE. THE STATE OF MD HAS SPENT APPROX. $86,000 IN RESPONSE ACTIVI- TIES AT THE SITE. EPA REGION 3 HAS SUBMITTED TO HEADQUAR- TERS A FURTHER REQUEST FOR PLANNED REMOVAL ACTIVITIES AT THE SITE, INCLUDING REMOVAL & PROP